The true northerner., 1887-04-27
VAN BUREN, COUNTY, MICHIGAN, APRIL 2z 1887
Frank Parker has removed his shoe-shop
into the rear room of the grange store.


Buffers little boy fell of and the car ran
over his leg. Fortunately, no bones were
broken.
Princess Viroqua will arrive in Paw Paw
on Saturday, April 30th, for two days only
Patients and anyone afflicted with any all
ment should not fail to call on her at the
Dyckman house.
The May term of the Van Buren circuit
court will begin on Monday next. 1t is not
probable that great deal of business will
be transacted until the jury is present, which
will not be until the following week.
The next regular session of Van Buren,
county pomona grange will be held at Bangor
on Thursday, May 9Th, 1887, commencing
at ten o'clock a. m. All 4th degree members
invited. An interesting programme prepared.
Col. David Anderson has been appointed
supervisor of the township of Columbia cice
V. 4. Randall, the nonresident democrat,
for whom the majority of the voters of that
township were foolish enough to cast their
ballots.
Mr.. Ihling has sold half interest in the
Peninsular House at Four Mile Lake. We
understand that about three thousand dollars
will be expended in ornamenting and i'm
mer resort.
The NoRrHERNER is of the opinion that
the use of church for the purpose of adver-
tising a travelling medicine company is a
little "off color" even if such company may
chance to be presided over by an Indian
princess ~.
The following letters remained uncalled
for in the Paw Paw postoffice for the week
ending April 25th: Erastus Beetle, Rev. K.
Ray Clark, Mrs. J. L. Hanson, Mrs. Cora
Lea, Joe Palmer, w. A. Pratt, Mrs. M. Bills
X nde, A. A. Wolcott.
The Van Buren, county convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union will
be held at the Baptist church in Lawrence,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, May Sd and
4th, 1897. The people of Lawrence extend
cordial invitation to all delegates and
visitors.
Bro. Nisbitt of the Big Rapids Her0ld, has
| libel suit on his hands. He charged that
Judge Fuller, during the late campaign, was
circulating bogus tickets, and nothing short
| Of $4,000 damages will soothe the judges
| lacerated feelings. "Now is the time to
kick" Bro. Nisbitt.
Notice the call for a temperance mass con-
| V6uLiOu NJ laWItHCt ucAt VtQncbuhys puO-
lished in another column. 1t is very desirable
to have all friends of temperance present, 30
that full and free consultation may be had
as TO what ia the best course 10 pursue to
advance the interests of the cause.
We notice that the firm of Packard &
Upham of Cheboygan, has been dissolved by
mutual consent. The junior partner of the
firm is Nels. Upham, formerly a resident of
this place and graduate from the Paw Paw
public school, q good fellow too. He will
continue the business "on his own hook"
E.S. Harvey of Bangor, has been appointed
deputy game and fish warden for this coun-
ty. II reports are true, there are nightly
violations of the fish law in this part of the
county that require his attention. We hope
that the law for the preservation of fish will
be rigidly enforced and its violaters prompt
ly and severely punished.
The calendar for the May term of our cir
cult court contains forty-three cases, divided
as follows: Criminal cases four, one fol
uttering forged instrument, one assault and
battery, one murder and one keeping gaming
table; issues of fact twenty three, Importance
one, chancery fifteen OF the chancery
causes, two. thirds are for divorce.
The city of Kalamazoo is bound TO have &
great bore. company has been organized
to sink well in search of natural gas ol
other treasure that may be hidden in the
bowels of the earth. They are bound Il
strike something if they have to bore clea,
through to reach it. Whether the undertaking
shall prove a success or failure, that enter
prising city will continue az in the past Il
furnish it's usual supply of natural gas"
A paragraph is going the rounds of th
press stating that Edison Woodman of thi
township, drives the best mismatched team
in Michigan, one being mammoth Duk,
stallion weighing about ton, and the othe
little Shetland pony that he could carry il
his overooat pocket. We asked Ed. about j
: and he says it is all true, except that he ride
the pony and leads the stallion. Ed. onl
weighs two hundred and twenty five pounds
There has been considerable discussion
of late, relative to the management of tn
county poorhouse and farm. After du
: deliberation, the county superintendents con
cluded that, for the best interest of all con
cerned, a change of managers was desirabl
, and, in accordance with such conclusion
Mr.. Cash has been relieved from duty an,
Mr.. w. L. Cook, a former manager, has beel
again placed in charge. Mr.. Cooks forme
administration was successful one, and hi
psst experience will, without doubt, enabl
him to run things in satisfactory manner
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, fron
the Empire News Co.," Syracuse, N. Y
does not grace the Office tables of severa
Of our contemporaries, who have been agail
defrauded of valuable space. Some of then
, also sent money to the bogus concern. Tn
only safe rule il to make advertisers who ar
without an established reputation furnisl
the best of references.-Adcdnce. There
a still better way; insist on payment II
advance from all parties who are not know
to be reliable, or refuse their advertisements
That is the NoKrHKRSER's invsriable rule
We have been caught, but don't propose I,
be again. Our eye-teeth are fully cut.
J Reddy and Blsck Cloud. two of Mat
Longwell's men, started ont one day las
week for load of hay. They wanted TO gC
to one Mr.. Roundys, and Matt undertook t.
direct them; but they didn't listen, saying
that they knew the place well enough. The,
drove ali day and returned in the evening
minus the hay, Reddy saying that "Roundy
has moved from where he now livcs.- He
alao afated that at ono firna thav uara ;v